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SCLEA State Manual Chapter Titles and Appendices
Standards Manual Chapter Titles (January 2023) 4th Edition - V.5
SCLEA Standards Manual - Version 5 (01/2023)
- Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority
- Chapter 2 - Agency Jurisdiction and Mutual Aid
- Chapter 3 - Direction and Organization
- Chapter 4 - Distribution and Allocation of Personnel and Personnel Alternatives
- Chapter 5 - General Management
- Chapter 6 - Recruitment, Selection and Promotion
- Chapter 7 - Compensation, Benefits and Conditions of Work
- Chapter 8 - Training and Career Development
- Chapter 9 - Bias Based Profiling
- Chapter 10 - Mental Illness
- Chapter 11 - Internal Affairs
- Chapter 12 - Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
- Chapter 13 - Performance Evaluation
- Chapter 14 - Records
- Chapter 15 - Communications
- Chapter 16 - Patrol
- Chapter 17 - Juvenile Operations
- Chapter 18 - Missing Persons
- Chapter 19 - Investigations
- Chapter 20 - Collection and Preservation of Evidence
- Chapter 21 - Property and Evidence Control
- Chapter 22 - Special Operations and Homeland Security
- Chapter 23 - Legal Process
- Chapter 24 - Holding Facility
- Chapter 25 - Prisoner Transportation
- Chapter 26 - Court Security
- Chapter 27 - Exclusive Standards for South Carolina Law Enforcement Agencies
Appendix A - Memo of Understanding
Appendix B - Agency Survey
Appendix C - SCLEA Generic Invoice
Appendix D - Agency Self-Assessment / Assessor Log
Appendix E - Individual Standard Status Report
Appendix F - Public Notice
Appendix G - On-Site Assessment Schedule
Appendix H - Assessment Team Final Report
Appendix I - Assessor Worksheet
Appendix J - Agency Critique of the Accreditation Program
Appendix K - Agency On-Site Responsibilities
Appendix L - Time Sensitive Activities by Standard Order
Appendix M - Mock On-Site Standard Review Sheet
Appendix N - Statistical Table